Military

WISDOM FROM TRAINING MANUALS

If the enemy is in range, so are you.
– Infantry Journal-

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
– US.Air Force Manual –

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
– General MacArthur –

You, you, and you … Panic.

The rest of you, come with me.
– Infantry Sgt.-

Tracers work both ways.
– Army Ordnance Manual-

Five second fuses last about three seconds.
– Infantry Journal –

The three most useless things in aviation are:

Fuel in the bowser

Runway behind you

Air above you.
-Basic Flight Training Manual-

Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.
– Naval Ops Manual –

Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
– Unknown Infantry Recruit-

If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up to him.
– Infantry Journal-

Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing.
– Sign over SR71 Wing Ops-

You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.
-Paul F. Crickmore (SR71 test pilot)-

The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire.
-Unknown Author-

If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter — and therefore, unsafe.
– Fixed Wing Pilot-

When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.
-Multi-Engine Training Manual-

Without ammunition, the Air Force is just an expensive flying club.
-Unknown Author-

If you hear me yell;”Eject, Eject, Eject!”, the last two will be echos.
If you stop to ask Why?, you’ll be talking to yourself, because by then you’ll be the pilot.’
-Pre-flight Briefing from a Canadian F104 Pilot-

What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but If ATC screws up, …. the pilot dies.
-Sign over Control Tower Door-

Never trade luck for skill.
-Author Unknown-

The three most common expressions (famous last words) in military aviation are: Did you feel that?